Stylus Appoints Steve Markov as Executive Vice President, Americas

~ Business intelligence and inspiration service hires industry
figurehead to manage fast-paced growth across the Americas ~

December 04, 2012 12:08 PM Eastern Standard Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stylus (Stylus.com) announced today the appointment of Steve Markov to
lead their continued expansion across the Americas. Stylus tracks
consumer behaviour and cultural shifts across consumer industries,
including automotive, technology, media, retail, fashion and
hospitality. Stylus is used by design, marketing, branding and business
development departments inside companies to stimulate new ideas about
consumer products and services.

Markov will be tasked with leading the growth of the fast-moving
business, which currently serves over 300 blue-chip clients including
Saatchi & Saatchi, Umbro, LVMH, Lalique, HGTV, Leggett & Platt, Marks &
Spencer, Philips, Georg Jensen, Mulberry and Kingfisher.

Markov joins Stylus from WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) where he was
President of the Americas, responsible for running its core business in
North and South America while also spearheading the company’s expansion
into new professional services including the global launches of
HomeBuildLife and the Vogue Archive in partnership with Condé Nast.
Prior to joining WGSN, Markov held senior sales, business development
and marketing positions at Corbis Images, Teletrax Media Monitoring,
AT&T and Ameritech.

Commenting on the appointment, Marc Worth, CEO and founder of Stylus,
praised Markov’s industry know-how and experience. “Steve brings an
understanding of the opportunities and challenges that we face at Stylus
and can help us realise our ambitions in the Americas,” he said. “Our
business is tapping into an urgent need for information and insight and
we are eager to deliver the best possible service for our clients to
support their business growth.”

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